three man climbed at the top of a mountain. one man said, he had the logest hair. the second said, he had the biggset foots. the third said, he would made the best music. they went into the wikipedia museum and the first man came out and said: yes i have the longest hair. the second man came out and said: yes i have the biggest foots. the last man came out and thought: what the fuck. Whos Voltaire? xD
What does it mean "the scourge of the Christendom"? It means the scourge that is the Christendom? Or it means the scourge for the Christendom?. Also, by "These are the men of Muslim fate" is referring to his son and the rest of the youth, or is referring to the enemies his son is going to battle?
@PleasedToBeHere1 The scourge of Christendom means the scourge for the Christendom, yes. The men of Muslim faith are the Muslims his son is going to battle.
Aaaaahhhhh...... Screw it..... when you analyze the song and think for a minute this songs has more messages/protests/meanings than I've had GFs (A WHOLE F***** LOT!) XD
I don't think this song is meant to represent any specific crusade in history. It's about how people don't realize how similar they actually are to their enemies: two sides fighting for a cause that they both see as morally right.
This songs sums up the hypocrisy of the western church,they could manipulate their people to believe anything they wanted...plus the hypocrisy of the crusades
@ChildofNemesis14 i cant really say i understand because i dont but i know we are all created equal people u meet will hate you everyone has people that are hated by someone but its a part of life do what i do ignore it i get where your coming from
@ChildofNemesis14 You most probably will just meet indifference. And the song is actually criticizing hate. The dragon was not half the evil creature the father was made believe. He understood that, but it was too late. And what is more tragic, he doesn't realize that his son is making the same mistake.
@ChildofNemesis14@ChildofNemesis14 You most probably will just meet indifference. And the song is actually criticizing hate. The dragon was not half the evil creature the father was made believe. He understood that, but it was too late. And what is more tragic, he doesn't realize that his son is making the same mistake.
@ChildofNemesis14@ChildofNemesis14 You most probably will just meet indifference. And the song is actually criticizing hate. The dragon was not half the evil creature the father was made believe. He understood that, but it was too late. And what is more tragic, he doesn't realize that his son is making the same mistake.
@ChildofNemesis14 Hey if you came to my school I would try to like you even if you were shunned by everyone else. I think it's wrong what others have down to your people. In fact I am ashamed of those that hate you and your kin
@theskilletkiller Thank you so much for that :) I did exaggerate a tad in that comment. I know there are good people who aren't so ignorant as a lot of others. But I really do hate it when people keep insulting us. Its offensive, you know?
Awesome song and it had a very important theme (like most of Voltaire's songs). I especially liked the part where he changed the words that his "father" told him to produce a more appropiate meaning.
I think that this song is about Iraq, Afeganisthan and the new crusades, the antiterrorrist ones, the one that innocent people suffer by theyrs relatives and known ones. This war just isn't Antiterrorrist, or antimuslim, it`s Christians against arabs, why do you think that US didn't invaded Paquistan knowing that certainly Bin Laden is there? Because they aren't arabs, they're muslim indians
@CynikalOldMan If you can place your sword on someone's heart and with a prayer thrust it in it doesn't sound like much fighting is going on, to be honest. The whole dragon thing is about how the guys in the song view Muslims as dragons (which would likely have a whole lot more connotations than just large fire-breathing reptiles).
The song is against the Crusades, rather than against the killing of monsters.
@MajinCCBThePrince There's no indication that Voltaire is referring to the present, as the Crusades were against Muslims. Dragons were often used as a symbol of enemies of Christianity. So, that one is a more vague mention of an enemy. Either the dragon Voltaire refers to is a Muslim enemy, or perhaps it's the pagans who were attacked during the Baltic Crusades, or some other enemy. However, there's no real indication that by "Muslim Faith" he's only referring to the present.
I think it's a message to everyone; that if we all got to really know each other, we wouldn't be as quick and eager to kill each other. It's easy to kill some nameless soldier who are part of 'Them', but it's harder to kill and individual who has a name, face, and family, with dreams and plans for the future.
Not that we shouldn't defend ourselves, but we shouldn't be too hasty to attack without knowing who and why both sides are fighting. Otherwise it's just fighting because someone told us to
I don't see it, find this a song of hypocrisy and the repetition of history..... not just christianity, but that's pretty much a grade A++ example though...
But the meaning you speak of is a state of mind that I and I'm completly sure Voltaire agree with 500%
I wonder which crusade this song is referring to. I mean, there are the crusades everyone knows about where it was mostly just Christians going off to fight for the Holy Land. But there was also a crusade where it was European Christians killing other European Christians. Why? Because they were a danger to the Christian faith.
@SinarioShicaro honestly, he's not referring to a specific event. "Crusade" is a term, not an event. It's talking about a "holy war" against the dragon. The people fought because they thought the enemy was evil. And then he saw this enemy was only protecting his son.
As for the Muslim part, it's more of a "Don't repeat your mistakes, know your enemy's motives first" kind of thing.
@m1n1dr3 Dude.... you do know that "The Dragon's Den" is a nice little nickname for some ancient enemies of the catholic church, right?
I don't remember the name of the faith right now, but I'll post it as soon as it comes back to me, tho that does not explicetly mean that is what Voltaire ment, but I find that the most logical answer tho, since "The Dragons Den" is the christian enemy of old and Islam is the enemies of today.
But sure it's about multiple things, he always does that. XD
@MajinCCBThePrince But Islam isn't the enemy of Christians; they're brother religions. They both branched from judaism anyways. Then you say Islam is the enemy of the US, which is considered a christian country, and again you're mistaken. The enemy isn't all of Islam, it's a rebel sect of Islam that follows a different set of rules. where most people follow one line of prophets, this group thinks the true prophet is the main one's brother, and that he was robbed.
@millianne55 lol no, it was just a comparison. "one small group hates these people, and that's group's christian, so all christians hate those people"
"The IRA were christians fighting ireland, so all christians hate ireland"
@zanboi12 The IRA weren't fighting Ireland, they were fighting for an independant Ireland, free from British rule. There were two sides to it, one side was peacefully trying to gain independance for Ireland, while the IRA maintained that the only way to be free from the British was through force.
He knows the pain that his son will have to endure for the rest of his life, knowing that he killed a man and robbed a family for nothing. As soldiers we pray our family will never have to know the pain we do nor endure life knowing that blood is on your hands.
@Diciple7M Of course, he makes the massive assumption that his son will also be killing unarmed civilians like he did, which would not necessarily be the case. He lets one experience tar the entire reason of the crusades (assuming it is one of the first few crusades). He thinks he know how his son will feel, but since they're different crusades, different armies, different generals and so on, the perspective of the man is extremely skewed.
Now his child is in the same situation he was in and is following his fathers footsteps like he did. Now he is the one trying to show his child that the war that everyone says is holy is actually all but. And by him not saying "know your enemy as I know my son" he instead trys to change his message to "know your enemy as I would have them know my son". By doing this he hopes he can save his son from making the same mistake he did.
The story he is telling can be broken down into several different parts. In the beginning the young soldier felt as if the war he was in was a holy one and it was the right thing to do. His father (assuming he was a soldier too) tried to warn him of what he was doing and was trying to calm his hand before he made a mistake. Once he killed the dragon (a Muslim we will say) he realized that his father was trying to tell him that the "enemy" has done nothing wrong to deserve this.
@rpgwarlord2012 No, I'm pretty sure that by "my son" he means "my son" as in the result of copulation with a human female.
By the rest of the song, his son was one of the thousands of young men who went to fight in what we know as The Crusades, the point is you can demonize a man as easily a huge, fanged, fire breathing flesh devouring beastie, even if neither has any ill will toward you.
The dragon fell upon the ground twas then i heard a whimpering sound a dragonling to his father clung who only fought to protect his young I heard my fathers words deep in my heart "son know your enemy as I know my son" Now my son is off to war to fight the new spread of Christendom behold aloft his braised and sword and says Dad, let them come he swears their eyes as red as flame I heard it told from hell they came their breath is fire their tongues are forked thus are the men of Muslim faith
@Emwo I think the term is brazen sword, not braised and sword. As in when he was younger he thought that what he was doing was right, hence his sword was blessed by God to take down the dragon. But after he realized that he killed a dragon who was only trying to protect it's offspring, he got a different prospective and the sword his son uses is brazen, or shameless.
Long ago I went to war to fight the scurge of Christiandom I held the loft my blessed sword I said "by god, let them come?" They said their eyes as red as flames, I heard they told, from hell they came their breath is fire; their tongues are forked thus are the beast: a dragons gaze I heard my fathers words deep in my heart "son know your enemy as I know my son" the fates were kind they let me in the dragons lair, the den of sin I placed my sword upon it's heart and with a prayer I thrusted in
Hm, maybe this song is just what it says, no double meaning. I know we all overthink things, but come on!
imhighlll 5 days ago
Voltaire = Great Music + Great Hair
:-)
henter136 1 month ago
Voltaire is very wise for his age. We can all learn a lot from him....
icedragonxl4 1 month ago in playlist Voltaire
@icedragonxl4 Well said:)
andylovsU 1 month ago
Everytime I hear this song, it makes me think of Assassin's Creed. Just the way it sounds, it's so lovely.
icedragonxl4 1 month ago in playlist Voltaire
three man climbed at the top of a mountain. one man said, he had the logest hair. the second said, he had the biggset foots. the third said, he would made the best music. they went into the wikipedia museum and the first man came out and said: yes i have the longest hair. the second man came out and said: yes i have the biggest foots. the last man came out and thought: what the fuck. Whos Voltaire? xD
vanquish523 2 months ago 5
@vanquish523 1. Fail copypasta
2. Your grammar gives me brain cancer
3. HNNNNNG
Darkpup15 1 month ago 5
No dislikes? Well, couldn't expect less from a song by Voltaire.
SirZelean 2 months ago
What does it mean "the scourge of the Christendom"? It means the scourge that is the Christendom? Or it means the scourge for the Christendom?. Also, by "These are the men of Muslim fate" is referring to his son and the rest of the youth, or is referring to the enemies his son is going to battle?
PleasedToBeHere1 4 months ago
@PleasedToBeHere1 The scourge of Christendom means the scourge for the Christendom, yes. The men of Muslim faith are the Muslims his son is going to battle.
khatool 4 months ago
@PleasedToBeHere1 Christendom was basically anything against catholic christianity
This song is about a fighter who fought during the time of the crusades, hes singing that you shouldent descriminate and hate because of religion.
chiliandcornbread09 3 months ago
Aaaaahhhhh...... Screw it..... when you analyze the song and think for a minute this songs has more messages/protests/meanings than I've had GFs (A WHOLE F***** LOT!) XD
MajinCCBThePrince 4 months ago
@CynikalOldMan It's not about dragons.
MajinCCBThePrince 4 months ago
I wonder what Dragon's Gate is supposed to be a reference to?
Fayanora 5 months ago
@Fayanora
The Dragon is the "Evil" enimes, so the dragons gate referce to theier hold
inusword 5 months ago
I don't think this song is meant to represent any specific crusade in history. It's about how people don't realize how similar they actually are to their enemies: two sides fighting for a cause that they both see as morally right.
TheEyeWatching 6 months ago
@TheEyeWatching
Read the lyrics and you'll find it is, Men Of Muslim Faith and the Scourge Of Christiondom makes it clear.
AtomicFurriesGlobal 6 months ago
@TheEyeWatching
first part is wrong is semi wrong, its about what you said in the second part, and the crusade that is mentioned is, past present and future crusades
inusword 5 months ago
This songs sums up the hypocrisy of the western church,they could manipulate their people to believe anything they wanted...plus the hypocrisy of the crusades
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ChildofNemesis14 9 months ago
@ChildofNemesis14 i cant really say i understand because i dont but i know we are all created equal people u meet will hate you everyone has people that are hated by someone but its a part of life do what i do ignore it i get where your coming from
ShadowkingMatt 9 months ago
@ShadowkingMatt Thank you :) Peace.
ChildofNemesis14 9 months ago
@ChildofNemesis14 You most probably will just meet indifference. And the song is actually criticizing hate. The dragon was not half the evil creature the father was made believe. He understood that, but it was too late. And what is more tragic, he doesn't realize that his son is making the same mistake.
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@ChildofNemesis14 @ChildofNemesis14 You most probably will just meet indifference. And the song is actually criticizing hate. The dragon was not half the evil creature the father was made believe. He understood that, but it was too late. And what is more tragic, he doesn't realize that his son is making the same mistake.
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@ChildofNemesis14 @ChildofNemesis14 You most probably will just meet indifference. And the song is actually criticizing hate. The dragon was not half the evil creature the father was made believe. He understood that, but it was too late. And what is more tragic, he doesn't realize that his son is making the same mistake.
aiartsev 8 months ago
@ChildofNemesis14 Hey if you came to my school I would try to like you even if you were shunned by everyone else. I think it's wrong what others have down to your people. In fact I am ashamed of those that hate you and your kin
theskilletkiller 8 months ago
@theskilletkiller Thank you so much for that :) I did exaggerate a tad in that comment. I know there are good people who aren't so ignorant as a lot of others. But I really do hate it when people keep insulting us. Its offensive, you know?
ChildofNemesis14 8 months ago
@ChildofNemesis14 Hey at least you arn't hated by your own people right? Everything could be worse. Just look on what is good. Helps
theskilletkiller 8 months ago
@theskilletkiller You're right. Things could be a lot worse...but there's always an upside to things. That, I'm sure of. Thanks again!
ChildofNemesis14 8 months ago
@ChildofNemesis14 Course man. Peace!
theskilletkiller 8 months ago
This song gives me chills :O It's amazing.
*rapes the replay button*
PsychoticGeek23 11 months ago
Awesome song and it had a very important theme (like most of Voltaire's songs). I especially liked the part where he changed the words that his "father" told him to produce a more appropiate meaning.
TheAlonhalfon 1 year ago
just epic...
epic...
one of my favorite songs...
give me the shivers...
Bellinghieri 1 year ago 2
I think that this song is about Iraq, Afeganisthan and the new crusades, the antiterrorrist ones, the one that innocent people suffer by theyrs relatives and known ones. This war just isn't Antiterrorrist, or antimuslim, it`s Christians against arabs, why do you think that US didn't invaded Paquistan knowing that certainly Bin Laden is there? Because they aren't arabs, they're muslim indians
SuperMusicHero 1 year ago
yay no-ones dis-liked this song!! :D
snowywhitequeen 1 year ago
This sounds like a Blind Guardian song.
sx07 1 year ago
@CynikalOldMan If you can place your sword on someone's heart and with a prayer thrust it in it doesn't sound like much fighting is going on, to be honest. The whole dragon thing is about how the guys in the song view Muslims as dragons (which would likely have a whole lot more connotations than just large fire-breathing reptiles).
The song is against the Crusades, rather than against the killing of monsters.
SomeRandomEvilGuy 1 year ago
@SomeRandomEvilGuy Ehm.... no "Muslim Faith" & "Dragon's Den" = 2 completely differant groups of people, "dragons den" = Medieval Age. "muslim faith" = Today
You weren't all wrong though, he doesn't actually sing about a dragon............ in this song at least XD
MajinCCBThePrince 4 months ago
@MajinCCBThePrince There's no indication that Voltaire is referring to the present, as the Crusades were against Muslims. Dragons were often used as a symbol of enemies of Christianity. So, that one is a more vague mention of an enemy. Either the dragon Voltaire refers to is a Muslim enemy, or perhaps it's the pagans who were attacked during the Baltic Crusades, or some other enemy. However, there's no real indication that by "Muslim Faith" he's only referring to the present.
starwarsnerd94 3 weeks ago
@MajinCCBThePrince My impression was that the Dragon's lair was the house (or just city) of the Muslim the narrator killed.
SomeRandomEvilGuy 1 week ago
0 people with be killed by the flaming breath of beast of dragon's gate...
mindgoesblank0 1 year ago
@mindgoesblank0 If there's 0 it kinda loses it's effect.
Krilos26 1 year ago
Why must there always be arguments on EVERY SINGLE YouTube video? We all like Voltaire here, why can't we just talk (not argue) about that? :)
sonicrocks06 1 year ago 12
I think it's a message to everyone; that if we all got to really know each other, we wouldn't be as quick and eager to kill each other. It's easy to kill some nameless soldier who are part of 'Them', but it's harder to kill and individual who has a name, face, and family, with dreams and plans for the future.
Not that we shouldn't defend ourselves, but we shouldn't be too hasty to attack without knowing who and why both sides are fighting. Otherwise it's just fighting because someone told us to
tehSnark 1 year ago 43
@tehSnark
I don't see it, find this a song of hypocrisy and the repetition of history..... not just christianity, but that's pretty much a grade A++ example though...
But the meaning you speak of is a state of mind that I and I'm completly sure Voltaire agree with 500%
MajinCCBThePrince 4 months ago
@tehSnark And that's why propaganda was invented.
TheDrWeirdo 4 months ago
@tehSnark To be completely honest I think the crusades werent taken far enough.
death6998 2 months ago
@tehSnark All soldiers, regardless of what side they fight for, are born like any other.
We are all the same inside, it just takes one moment too late to realize that, as it seems the pull of the trigger always comes one moment too soon.
thank you for you your comment.
ADangerousMindIsMine 4 weeks ago
also my favorite
roykattoussi 1 year ago
@CynikalOldMan
and this matches the description of a Muslim during the Crusades.
Krilos26 1 year ago
I wonder which crusade this song is referring to. I mean, there are the crusades everyone knows about where it was mostly just Christians going off to fight for the Holy Land. But there was also a crusade where it was European Christians killing other European Christians. Why? Because they were a danger to the Christian faith.
SinarioShicaro 1 year ago
@SinarioShicaro honestly, he's not referring to a specific event. "Crusade" is a term, not an event. It's talking about a "holy war" against the dragon. The people fought because they thought the enemy was evil. And then he saw this enemy was only protecting his son.
As for the Muslim part, it's more of a "Don't repeat your mistakes, know your enemy's motives first" kind of thing.
m1n1dr3 1 year ago
@m1n1dr3 Dude.... you do know that "The Dragon's Den" is a nice little nickname for some ancient enemies of the catholic church, right?
I don't remember the name of the faith right now, but I'll post it as soon as it comes back to me, tho that does not explicetly mean that is what Voltaire ment, but I find that the most logical answer tho, since "The Dragons Den" is the christian enemy of old and Islam is the enemies of today.
But sure it's about multiple things, he always does that. XD
MajinCCBThePrince 4 months ago
@MajinCCBThePrince But Islam isn't the enemy of Christians; they're brother religions. They both branched from judaism anyways. Then you say Islam is the enemy of the US, which is considered a christian country, and again you're mistaken. The enemy isn't all of Islam, it's a rebel sect of Islam that follows a different set of rules. where most people follow one line of prophets, this group thinks the true prophet is the main one's brother, and that he was robbed.
m1n1dr3 4 months ago
Respond to this video... That's like saying that because the IRA were Christians, all Christians are the enemy of Ireland.
Just sayin'.....
m1n1dr3 4 months ago
@m1n1dr3 Are you sarcasticly saying that all christians are the enemy of ireland? or is there some truth to that? o.e Just curiously askin
millianne55 4 months ago
@millianne55 lol no, it was just a comparison. "one small group hates these people, and that's group's christian, so all christians hate those people"
"The IRA were christians fighting ireland, so all christians hate ireland"
zanboi12 4 months ago
@zanboi12 Maybe I'm just confused, but I thought the IRA WERE Irish and were generally Catholic?
cliveman5 4 months ago
@zanboi12 oh ok I see what you mean xD I get so lost minded somtimes;Thanks for the reply
millianne55 4 months ago
@zanboi12 The IRA weren't fighting Ireland, they were fighting for an independant Ireland, free from British rule. There were two sides to it, one side was peacefully trying to gain independance for Ireland, while the IRA maintained that the only way to be free from the British was through force.
ELOPICALillusion 2 months ago
Great Meaning. This is one of Voltaire less humorous songs though...
Mwang12 1 year ago 4
I miss the 5/5 system.
archxnight 1 year ago 6
You like this video. Thanks for the feedback!
archxnight 1 year ago
He knows the pain that his son will have to endure for the rest of his life, knowing that he killed a man and robbed a family for nothing. As soldiers we pray our family will never have to know the pain we do nor endure life knowing that blood is on your hands.
Diciple7M 1 year ago
@Diciple7M Of course, he makes the massive assumption that his son will also be killing unarmed civilians like he did, which would not necessarily be the case. He lets one experience tar the entire reason of the crusades (assuming it is one of the first few crusades). He thinks he know how his son will feel, but since they're different crusades, different armies, different generals and so on, the perspective of the man is extremely skewed.
SomeRandomEvilGuy 1 year ago
Now his child is in the same situation he was in and is following his fathers footsteps like he did. Now he is the one trying to show his child that the war that everyone says is holy is actually all but. And by him not saying "know your enemy as I know my son" he instead trys to change his message to "know your enemy as I would have them know my son". By doing this he hopes he can save his son from making the same mistake he did.
Diciple7M 1 year ago
The story he is telling can be broken down into several different parts. In the beginning the young soldier felt as if the war he was in was a holy one and it was the right thing to do. His father (assuming he was a soldier too) tried to warn him of what he was doing and was trying to calm his hand before he made a mistake. Once he killed the dragon (a Muslim we will say) he realized that his father was trying to tell him that the "enemy" has done nothing wrong to deserve this.
Diciple7M 1 year ago
oh and btw did anyone else notice that at first he calls the muslims beasts and then actually calls them muslims ;)
xXBerethorXx 1 year ago
its bascially saying:
Just because you think you're doing right does not mean that you are.
And besides the papal states brought war to israel not the muslims, the muslims just tried to defend themselves.
xXBerethorXx 1 year ago
poor dragons...
lslse123 2 years ago
and muslims
Cronos844 2 years ago
He should have taken the baby dragon and trained it to eat all who displeased him!!!
:D XD
lslse123 2 years ago 42
I would totally do that! D:
Bravo for thinking that up before me. :3
bunny1215 2 years ago
@lslse123 Erm this meant the holy crusades. And the "dragon" Was a muslim in the holy city. The baby dragon was a Muslim child
death6998 2 months ago
@lslse123 I'm pretty sure by "my son" he means that the man adopted the dragon.
rpgwarlord2012 2 months ago
@rpgwarlord2012 No, I'm pretty sure that by "my son" he means "my son" as in the result of copulation with a human female.
By the rest of the song, his son was one of the thousands of young men who went to fight in what we know as The Crusades, the point is you can demonize a man as easily a huge, fanged, fire breathing flesh devouring beastie, even if neither has any ill will toward you.
mederpsta 1 month ago in playlist Me gusta!
This song is by far my favorite
Cronos844 2 years ago 2
this is truly one of voltaire's best songs,it isn't only a beautiful song but also holds some kind of message...
Saruman498 2 years ago
it does have a message, it's "don't hate your enemy."
Sanctussanctimonius 2 years ago
such a great song
Cronos844 2 years ago 4
Thanks Emwo for the lyrics, very helpful :)
samerinth 2 years ago
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i love u cuz u rock ...ya voltaire is my cuzin
Dancinghobo41 2 years ago
This is now my favorite song! Of course all Voltaires songs are wonderful , this one truly has a story. And i love the renaissance feel >w>
Zompyric 2 years ago 31
@Zompyric i agree eventhough i love god thinks aswell
koelkast9 1 year ago
@Zompyric what about the beasts of pirates bay? >>
yeagerkid 5 months ago
@yeagerkid a whale
TheMostOffensiveName 4 months ago
@TheMostOffensiveName no i was talking about the music xD
yeagerkid 4 months ago
i dont think the dad knows his son ver well.
jaknife99 2 years ago 4
I think the father was trying to convey a different message to his son, a message the son clarified to his son at the end of the song.
atterucedbarra 2 years ago
"Son, hear your father clear deep in your heart
Son know your enemy as I
knoooow my son"
For the people that want lyrics, I'm not sure if that's 100% right. Correct it if it's wrong~
Emwo 2 years ago
It's
"Son, hear your father clear, deep in your heart
Son, know your enemy as I
would have them knoooow, my son."
TheBorgiasDevil 2 years ago 2
Emwo 2 years ago 4
you dont have to type the words!! but u guess some like it
FlashMob22 2 years ago
no he or she did that when i didnt have lyrics myself
CrimzonRegret 2 years ago
@Emwo I think the term is brazen sword, not braised and sword. As in when he was younger he thought that what he was doing was right, hence his sword was blessed by God to take down the dragon. But after he realized that he killed a dragon who was only trying to protect it's offspring, he got a different prospective and the sword his son uses is brazen, or shameless.
auryngrigori 2 years ago
Emwo 2 years ago 3
YAY
CipherLord 2 years ago
you should add lyrics
ruthlesace 3 years ago